The Good Girls Revolt
2012-10-13T08:01:09-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWJhXC8zMDg2NjgtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Lynn Povich, the first female senior editor at Newsweek magazine, recounted her involvement, with 46 of her female colleagues, in a class action lawsuit against Newsweek for hiring and promotion discrimination on March 16, 1970. The author recalled the lead-up and execution of the lawsuit, filed the same day the magazine ran a cover-story on the women’s movement, and the affect the lawsuit had on the litigants and future female journalists. Lynn Povich spoke at Books Inc. in Palo Alto, California.
Lynn Povich, the first female senior editor at Newsweek magazine, recounted her involvement, with 46 of her female colleagues, in a class ac… read more
Lynn Povich, the first female senior editor at Newsweek magazine, recounted her involvement, with 46 of her female colleagues, in a class action lawsuit against Newsweek for hiring and promotion discrimination on March 16, 1970. The author recalled the lead-up and execution of the lawsuit, filed the same day the magazine ran a cover-story on the women’s movement, and the affect the lawsuit had on the litigants and future female journalists. Lynn Povich spoke at Books Inc. in Palo Alto, California. close
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